There are 8 ways to get from Rottweil to Cologne by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain Ic87 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 42 / ...
4h 4m€44–208Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rottweil Bahnhof to Herrenbergbus Re14e
- Take the bus from Stuttgart, Vaihingen Bahnhof to Cologne Airport CGNbus N27
8h 50m€40–91Train, night train
- Take the train from Schiltach Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain Rs1
- Take the night train from Offenburg to Koeln Hbfnighttrain Nj
9h 4mDrive 429.1 km
- Drive from Rottweil to Colognecar 429.1 km
4h 2m€61–88Train via Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Take the train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain Ic87 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
4h 18m€49–158Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Böblingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane STR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
4h 41m€134–266Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane ZRH - CGN
6h 2m€110–287Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
6h 59m€121–351
Rottweil to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rottweil to Cologne is to bus which costs €40 - €95 and takes 8h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Rottweil to Cologne is to drive which takes 4h 2m and costs €60 - €90.
No, there is no direct train from Rottweil to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Rottweil Bahnhof and arriving at Köln Hbf via Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 4m.
The distance between Rottweil and Cologne is 450 km. The road distance is 429.1 km.
The best way to get from Rottweil to Cologne without a car is to train which takes 4h 4m and costs €40 - €210.
It takes approximately 4h 4m to get from Rottweil to Cologne, including transfers.
Rottweil to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Rottweil Bahnhof station.
The best way to get from Rottweil to Cologne is to train which takes 4h 4m and costs €40 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €95 and takes 8h 50m.
Rottweil to Cologne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rottweil to Cologne is 429 km. It takes approximately 4h 2m to drive from Rottweil to Cologne.
What companies run services between Rottweil, Germany and Cologne, Germany?
You can take a train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Köln Hbf via Hauptbahnhof in around 4h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rottweil Bahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Herrenberg, Herrenberg, Vaihingen, Stuttgart, Vaihingen Bahnhof, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 8h 50m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Rottweil Bahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €50–80
- 1st Class
- €110–180
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €14–25
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Schiltach Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Offenburg to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €26–40
- Premium
- €40–55
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Bus from Rottweil Bahnhof to Herrenberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Rottweil Bahnhof to Herrenberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Stuttgart, Vaihingen Bahnhof to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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